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Farm to Fork: High prices of food staples a boon for farmers in India

The first of a four-part series highlights the impact of rising food prices on farmers' income

Centre likely to remove 10% shareholding cap for individuals in PSBs

Removal of threshold may allow PE firms to own over 10% stake in state-run banks

Economist Pronab Sen's prescription for the uncertain state of economy

The forex reserve has shrunk and the country might be staring at a twin deficit. To get a better understanding, Business Standard's Bhaswar Kumar spoke to economist Pronab Sen. Let us listen in

Draft Bill 2022 seeks to regulate e-pharmacies and medical devices

Centre also proposes to have an expert group on medical devices

EPFO to soon disburse pension to over 7.3 mn pensioners in one go

EPFO will approve a proposal for setting up a central pension disbursal system on July 29 and 30, paving the way for crediting the benefit into over 7.3 million pensioners' bank accounts in one go

Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh see lag in paddy acreage

There is still time, and paddy planting in some parts of the country goes on till mid-August, but unless there is a quick pullback, there could be some concerns on the final harvest

DPIIT, MeitY draft guidelines to make GatiShakti portal public in August

Preparing protocols for private users' access is crucial, as there is a need to keep in mind the data and national security concerns

Govts should mobilise more domestic resources via tax reforms: Albert Park

In an Q&A, ADB Chief Economist Albert Park tells that countries in region may not be able to carry on with large expenditures and social transfers meant for pandemic, given rising debt burden

India can reach 8% sustained growth: Ex-NITI Aayog vice-chairman Panagariya

'I fully support the capex push. I do not believe in sector specific interventions', said Panagariya

38 discoms qualify for Rs 1.9 trillion under Centre's new reform scheme

State-owned discoms across the country are financially and operationally beleaguered despite four reform schemes in the past 15 years

ATF crisis in Sri Lanka turns opportunity for South India airports

Several flights of Sri Lankan Airlines, Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, Gulf Air and Air AirAsia Malaysia are depending on Indian airports starting from May onwards, giving additional revenue to OMCs

INS Vikrant finishes sea trials, to be delivered to navy soon

INS Vikrant will complement the INS Vikramaditya, currently the navy's lone carrier, which was acquired from Russia in 2013

Artificial intelligence opens a whole new world for brands in advertising

Brands are increasingly tapping into deepfake and artificial intelligence to personalise campaigns

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's aviation industry potential

The latest entrant, Akasa, is said to be focusing on connecting tier-II destinations

IBA seeks bids from advisory firms for designing PSBs development programme

Industry body IBA has invited bids from advisory firms and institutes to design and deliver a leadership development programme for public sector banks (PSBs)

'Smokeless' LPG bringing tears to eyes as prices rise 30% in one year

LPG rates this week were hiked by Rs 50 per 14.2-kg cylinder, taking the total increase in last one year to Rs 244 or 30 per cent.

Inflation may ease gradually in 2nd half of fiscal, says RBI Governor Das

Inflation is a measure of the trust and confidence that the public reposes in the economic institutions of the country, Das said while speaking at the inaugural Kautilya Economic Conclave

Panel on GST Appellate Tribunal formed, to submit report by month-end

The 6-member GoM would also ensure that the amendments are in line with various court judgements relating to setting up the tribunal

Govt extends export period for 800,000 tonnes of sugar to July 20

Last month, the world's biggest producer of the sweetener gave its mills until July 5 to export the sugar, but some mills missed doing so because of heavy rains

Maharashtra leads states with 13,541 govt-recognised startups: DPIIT data

Total number of approved startups at 73,205; Maharashtra's share is 18%